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The 2007-09 Recession And Health Insurance Coverage.
- Source :
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Health Affairs . Jan2011, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p145-152. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Loss of employment and declining incomes meant that five million Americans lost employment-based health insurance during the recent economic recession (2007-09). All groups of Americans were affected, but the growth in the number of uninsured people was particularly noticeable for whites, native-born citizens, and residents of the Midwest and South. Adults did not benefit nearly as much as children from public programs designed to offset the decline in employer-sponsored insurance and thus bore all of the burden of rising uninsurance. Throughout the past decade, even in good economic times, the number of Americans with employer-sponsored insurance has fallen, and the number of uninsured Americans has increased. This finding underscores the importance of planned coverage expansions under the Affordable Care Act. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02782715
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Health Affairs
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 58785827
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2010.1003